------------------------------~~------ My Sifter,mySpouje. 61 rig~t husband; that is;Whethtnve rueive him to S• R M .11. beruledby him, to make him our Head. For the wife when Jheyeelds to be married, therewith alfo furrenders up her owne will robe ruled by her husbandjrofar {he hath denied her ownwill, {be hath ,nowill of her owne. Chrill hath wifedome enough for us, and himfelfe too, whofe wifedome and will muft beours : Tu 6e leduy divine Truths fo for IU th~z aredifoovered-tmto m,and1 ttJ fobmit cur[elves thertunto,is A figne ofagr~tciom heart that ;s m11rriedtoChriJf. . Againe, awillingneffi tofoltowChrift ;nallcoi;- ~~ . .ditions tU he is ·di(covered in the Word. To futfer 'I'ber:ghrJ•.. eh ·a h h fc . • tr. ..n· jpofitton sjthe 1 n to ave t e overa1gnty 10 our auel.-LIOns> sp(Jufi Of c hriff , above all otherrhings and perfons in the world. This is the right difpofition ofa true Spoufe.For :4S it was at the fi rll infiimtion, theremrifl he ~tlet~~ vingofFather. ~~nd Moth£r, and alitocleav etothe hmbAnd:fohere,whenany thing ~nd Chrifl: cannot fiand together, or elfe we {hall n~ver have the comfortofchis fweet Name.Many menwill beglad too·wn Chrifi to be great by him; (but as Saint A~tjiin complaines in his time)Chrifi le– is not loved for Iefus his own fake,butfor other things that he brings with him, peace, plenty,&c. 1\ as far re as it fiands with d1cfe contentments ; if · Chri!l: and the world part once,it will be known )which ~e followed. In. times of,peace this is Ihardlyd1fcerned. Ifhewtll paymensdebts,fo as / 'they may have the credit andgloryofthe Name to be called Chrifiians:If hewill redeemethem 1from the danger of fin all is well ; but onelyfoch f E l ha7H P;x Jiligitur !rft14 propter le(ttm. · - -~-- ·-· •- -- ---- • "''""':::---""·=-• C•
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